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in breast- and prostate-cancer screening
(pages 1, 4, 5, 6).
what's inside this issue
HEALTH-CARE SAVVY
  • How to prepare for elective surgery (page 8)
  • One-Minute Consult: Acupuncture (page 8)
MEDICAL MATTERS
  • Is it Parkinson's disease?
    (page 9)
  • The coffee and nicotine connection (page 9)
SHAPING UP
  • Short, vigorous workouts can boost aerobic fitness (page 10)
  • Rapid lifting for weight loss (page 10)
OFFICE VISIT
  • 'Tis the season-for heartburn (page 11)
ON YOUR MIND
  • Foods to lower LDL; blood-thinner fears; exercising the brain; milk and tea (page 12)
UPFRONT
  • Editor's note: Curb your enthusiasm (page 2)
HEALTH WIRE
  • Organic tomatoes; menopause and panic attacks; conscientious people and Alzheimer's; blood pressure and the heart; shingles vaccine (pages 2, 3)
NEWS; YES OR NO?
  • How to winterize your skin (page 3)
  • A mouthwash pause; raw eggnog; candle safety; wheelchair scams; smiling to ease stress (page 3)
FOOD SENSE
  • The appeal of the peel (page 7)
  • The 'Western' diet and colon cancer (page 7)

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